Old English · noun
behæs
Normalised behǣs
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /beˈxæːs/[beˈhæːs]
- Syllables
- be · ˈxæːs (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- self-commandbehestvowpromise
Meaning
-
self-command, vow, promise
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bihaisi; equivalent to be- + hǣs.
Descendants
behest
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